Nambu Line
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The Nambu Line (南武線 Nanbu-sen?) is a railway line of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Tachikawa Station with Kawasaki Station, by crossing and then following the Tama River, the border between Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefectures.
Tachikawa Station is a transfer point for the (Chūō Main Line, Ome Line, Itsukaichi Line, and Tama Toshi Monorail Line). Kawasaki Station is a transfer point for the Tōkaidō Main Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line.
The name comes from Nan (南 south) and Bu (武 Musashi Province): the Nambu Line serves the southern part of Musashi.
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[edit] Stations
[edit] Main Line
[edit] Nanbu Branch Line
| Name | in Japanese | Distance (km) | Connect Line | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | Ward, City | Prefecture | ||||
| Shitte | 尻手 | 0.0 | East JR: Nanbu Line (it run through from/to only freight trains) | Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki | Kanagawa Prefecture | |
| Hatchōnawate | 八丁畷 | 1.1 | 1.1 | Keikyu: Keikyu Main Line | Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki | |
| Kawasaki-Shinmachi | 川崎新町 | 0.9 | 2.0 | |||
| Hama-Kawasaki | 浜川崎 | 2.1 | 4.1 | East JR: Tsurumi Line (through different wickets) | ||
[edit] Branch line
A branch line begins at Shitte Station with stations at Hatchōnawate and Kawasaki-Shinmachi as well as the Hama-Kawasaki terminal. At Hama-Kawasaki, passengers can board the Tsurumi Line. It's main service is not for a few passanger trains, used by workers mostly, only 1-2 times in an hour except commute time-zone, but many freight trains for many factories in Keihin Industrial Area beside Tokyo Bay.ja:南武線
